Coating Inspector

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 98,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Job Description

The Coating Inspector is the Company's authorized representative and is to observe the progress and inspect all coating and painting activities in his/her assigned areas in accordance with Company drawings, plans and specifications. This is a contract position in Princeton, Ontario. The length of the contract could be up to a year.

The Coating Inspector (QC) will:

• Oversee the painting and/or coating crew to ensure compliance (e.g., drawings, specifications, codes, standards, regulations, contractors' site-specific quality plan/contract).
• Observe and report coating activities such as:
• Surface preparation activities.
• Inspection of surface preparation activities such as solvent cleaning, hand and power tool cleaning, blast cleaning, etc.
• Verification of paint products before application.
• Coating application process by brush, roller or sprayed to surfaces, including mixing process, induction time, pot life, etc.
• Inspection of paintings and/or coatings applied by brush, roller or spray to surfaces.
• Witness and/or perform and report inspection activities such as:
• Monitor weather conditions.
• Surface contamination tests.
• Surface profile verification.
• WFT and DFT verification.
• Adhesion test.
• Holiday test.
• Etc.
• Work with the paint crew to ensure that painting and/or coating specification requirements are implemented.
• Ensures that all painting and/or coating personnel hold the appropriate qualification(s).
• Create and foster a positive work environment and a proactive/mature safety culture.
• Identify construction painting and/or coating and/or safety non-conformance issues and report.
• Records management associated with construction painting and/or coating documentation.
• Complete inspection reports in accordance with applicable Company Inspection Standards.

Qualifications

• NACE CIP Level 2 or AMPP CIP Level 2
• NACE CIP Level 3 or AMPP CIP Level 3
• Knowledge of the latest codes and standards
• 2+ years of Coating Inspection experience
• Minimum of 5 years of shop inspection experience (vendor surveillance).
• Ideal candidate would have steel structure inspection experience.
• Detail oriented and well organized
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a team, as well as independently
• Very strong knowledge of and experience with industry processes and procedures
• Work schedule: 8 hours a day, starting in January 2026 for at approximately a year.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• The contractor will need to provide their own equipment.
• The contractor needs to be an independent contractor (IC)

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.